AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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- w$ P- L6 s9 Z8 {$ P驻扎在仰光的飞虎队多次挫败日军轰炸的企图,在扛住了零战扫场后,再次火鸡了陆攻
. d9 a: I( ?9 a0 d; E3 a- x) r+ m大陆战场,西北包头国军回访时,派遣军一支小部队一头撞墙,当场被碾碎消失$ E* ]3 z! T( `
国军在韶关附近突击了一支企图迂回的派遣军部队,将其击退,挫败了其包围前线国军的企图
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7 P9 N1 e/ ?: g6 u& N- }0 k& lMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., S0 `6 a# ^/ E( m7 `
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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+ U! U' g0 i0 }) s; oJapanese aircraft3 t" a, p6 b2 Q) k# F
G3M2 Nell x 19! w3 F/ o8 }! V$ z9 O& E7 `. I
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft& t' {8 \8 D; Q* @6 `3 c+ N
H81-A3 x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses6 A+ L0 i. L6 r( @
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
q& l& ]( z9 r2 ~# ?3 u# x# T4 q6 I G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak( D' K& a1 r+ A. @, n& a; g
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses7 D$ ~( e' U& o4 V; n: {6 b- J
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6 }+ D: `0 z6 O; yGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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% W! `) r4 B! i' gJapanese Shock attack
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6 S3 c% b( R3 }, R% s- ^$ W8 ~5 XAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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/ u, @+ a. g( t- S4 ?5 f9 XDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5062 Q$ m) r @" q0 \7 m$ m
/ l; T% I/ X: v/ }$ i7 {# [- bAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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9 w( x9 s; K4 _+ L7 T# x8 T; s- HJapanese ground losses:% |" i: p" D! C4 I( q+ m
826 casualties reported
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( `$ m2 }9 n! r7 D7 m Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled) p7 c: H3 F$ j! d! a+ U# N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 e8 x% K* O3 d- t3 ]$ ^; h
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! D6 a2 F ~2 @5 z Units destroyed 1 M: S' Z, c( K+ U+ ?( P: v
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Assaulting units:7 A& f9 ~# r: a, Z* q9 m- t
1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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11th Chinese Corps
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3rd Prov Chinese Corps' j: U8 A# E' B* s, S% Z
17th Group Army9 @/ c5 x- P" D+ G# Z' R: v1 U0 I
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- Z) v+ s4 }# u& n9 iGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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. U4 p3 g: b! R& C$ YAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 ) Q2 P% S8 S0 w6 l
* ?" q( |* d8 gJapanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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* U7 {: ^; I! C5 w# MCombat modifiers
" b( }$ Q5 F7 ]0 n# s) QDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
! U9 W/ w! d$ y3 x R0 ^0 hAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-); N' h7 f$ Z- W! C) X$ O
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Japanese ground losses:% O# ~+ N$ ~" u; _
1817 casualties reported3 r9 s- Y9 |) h) r) |
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled6 O/ O% [- }( d" z/ t6 g, I6 `( W2 l
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled, n! m' u; G# o# p# n( q( r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 t3 H8 T! f4 f9 Z7 `) K! g
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)0 D- u8 G& l8 n& a
Units retreated 24 j! {1 V1 @1 d' s R
* v9 G8 X; U: t( SAllied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, E+ [4 ^/ R- f9 h; w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! v5 L5 v2 g5 Q
2 F5 H% a) C: c; PDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:! d" Y- S5 r$ G( D% z5 j: u
88th Chinese Corps
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94th Chinese Corps" N& S8 V5 J1 h. B) ]1 f
12th Group Army+ Z* Y. c% u o5 R+ b% j+ n
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